Mechanical cashier.



No. 678,2l8. Patented lu|y.9, [90L 0. F. BASSETT.

MECHANICAL CASHIER.

(Application filqd Feb. 97, 1901.

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No. 678,2I8. Patented July 9, I901. 0.. F. BA-SSETT.

MECHANICAL CASHIER.

(Application filed Feb. 27, 1901.)

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" CHARLES F. BASSETT, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO CHARLES FAIROHILD, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

. MECHANICAL CASHIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 678,218, dated July 9, 1901.

Application filed February 27, 1901. Serial No. 49,166. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES F. BASSETT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Operating Means for Cash- Receptacles of Mechanical Cashiers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to cash-receptacleoperating means for mechanical cashiers; and its object is to provide means whereby a rotary cash-receptacle may be moved forward to lock up the money charged into same by direct action thereon of the operators hand without the use of a separate key or operating device, while at the same time means are provided for allowing or causing return movement of the receptacle under the control of selecting devices to discharge, deliver, or release the money for making change. In controlling sueh return movement I employ means tending normally to move the receptacle to discharging position and escapement mechanism, whereby such return movement of any particular receptacle is controlled by the selecting devices.

The invention is herein shown as applied to a mechanical cashier wherein the purchasekeyboard and mechanism connected therewith are of the general type shown in the pat ent to I. S. Dement and myself, dated February 7, 1399, No. 618,932.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical section of a cash-receptacle wheel and the cooperating parts of a mechanical cashier embodying my invention, showing the parts in normal position. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the parts in operated position and the cash-receptacle being shown in elevation. Fig. 3 is a horizontal axial section of the cash-receptacle wheel.

1 represents a portion of the frame of the machine, and 2 2 parts of the casing thereof. The cash-receptacle consists of a wheel or drum 3, mounted to turn on a shaft or rod 4, which may be screwed on the frame 1 or otherwise supported. The wheel or drum 3 has pockets 3 to receive the coin and works under a concentric portion 2 of the casing, which acts as a shield to coverthe pockets except the pocket or pockets that come opposite or register with the delivery-opening 5 in the case, this shield extending back, but terminating at a point below the receptacle and within the machine, so as to provide an internal opening through which the money may fall from the pocket by gravity into the interior of the casing and be received by suitable receiving and storing means. (Not shown.) Below the opening 5 is the trough or ledge 6, which receives the money discharged from the receptacle. The pockets 3', it will be understood, will be shaped to properly receive the money, whether coins or bills, that is charged into them, and I prefor to so form and arrange the parts that when any charged pocket is moved back opposite the opening 5 the money therein will be discharged or fall by gravity onto the ledge 6. Within the wheel or drum 3, and preferably inside a drum-shaped hub-3 thereof, is a spring 8, which is connected at one end to the shaft or rod 4-. and at its other end engages frictionally with the interior or circumferential wall of the hub 3", so as to exert a continual tendency to turn the cash-receptacle backwardt'. (2., in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 2.

The form of the pockets shown is especially adapted for bills, it being understood that for coin receptacles would be so arranged or formed as to present narrower pockets.

An escapement lever or detent 10 is pivoted on a rod 11, fixed in the frame 1, and is provided with two teeth or pallets 10 10", adapted to engage alternately with the ribs or tooth-like portions 3 of the cash-recep tacle intervening between the pockets 3', a spring 12 tending to pull the escapement-detent to position in which its pallet 10 will engage'with the cash-receptacle 3. This escapement cooperates with or is controlled by the devices that are controlled by the purchase-keyboard to determine the amount of change to be issued. 1

I have herein shown only so much of the purchase-keyboard mechanism as is neces-' sary for explanation of this invention, it being understood that such mechanism, including the permutating and selecting devices, may be substantially as set forth in the patent aforesaid. The purchase-keyboard com= prises several series of keys, one key being shown at 14, with a corresponding tumblershaft and selector-bar 16, it being understood that the operation of the key will through the permutating mechanism determine the condition of operativeness of the appropriate selector-bars and also in the case of certain of the keysfor example, the key shown-will effect also the actual operation of the selector-bar by moving said bar to the right. It is also necessary to provide means for controlling the operativeness of the selector-bars from the cash-receptacle, so that operation of any cash-receptacle will cancel out certain selector-bars and determine the amount of change according to the amount paid in. For this purpose I provide a twoarmed trigger or pawl 17, pivoted on a fixed rod 18 and having one arm extending into the path of the projections 3 between the pockets 3 of the cash-receptacle, a stop 9 and spring 13 tending to hold this trigger in the position shown, and the said trigger being provided with a spring-latch 17 to engage the receptacle as it is pushed forward, but to permit the receptacle to be moved backward without afiecting the trigger. A bar or link 19 connects this trigger with an arm 20 of the permutating-sleeve 20, mounted on rod or shaft 21, which sleeve carries also a wing 22, adapted to engage under the corresponding selector bar or bars, so that when the cash-receptacle is turned in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 1 it will cause the bar 19 to be lifted, rocking the shaft 21 and lifting certain of the selector-bars. The construction of the sleeves on shaft 21 and their wings may be substantially as in the patent aforesaid and the operation thereof is iden tical.

Referring now to the means whereby the rearward movement of the selector-bars 16 affects the operation of the cash-receptacle, an arm or lever 23, which may be called the selector-lever, is arranged in the rear of each selector-bar, the levers 23 being pivoted on a fixed rod or shaft 24 and being pressed forwardly by a spring 25, so as to bringa lug 23 on each selecting-lever in proximity to the rear end of the corresponding selector-bar, the said lever being stopped in this position by a stop-rod 27. At its upper end the lever 23 carries a hinged block or pivoted pawl 28, which when the lever is pressed back by the selector-bar comes between the tail of escapement or detent lever 10 and abail or operating frame or lever 29, carried by a shaft 30, which has an operating-handle 31, a loose connection, as by a slot 32 and pin 33, being preferably provided between the shaft and frame-bar or lever 29, so as to enable the handle to have an initial movement to effect other desired operations before the frame or lever 29 is lifted.

The operation of the machine is as follows: The operator places the cash received into the exposed pocket of the corresponding receptacle and pushes the receptacle, by direct engagement of his hand therewith, in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 1. As the receptacle rotates the projection 3 thereof, which in normal position lies to the rear of the pallets 10 10 of the escapement, will pass over the pallet 10', the escapement rocking in such manner as to allow of this movement. During this movement of the receptacle the same projection thereof passes over the trigger 17 and lifts the link 19, thereby rocking the corresponding permutating-sleeve 20 and lifting certain of the selector-bars, the wing 22 coming to the position shown in dotted lines; so that as the trigger 17 and link 19 drop again the selector-bar does not fall, but rests on this wing, slots 19 being provided in the link 19 to permit of this free return movement of the link and trigger. hen the attendant removes his hand from the cash-receptacle,

the spring 8 returns it toward normal position, the projection 3 thereof, which was stopped by the rear pallet 10 of the escapement, riding in this back movement over said pallet and allowing the pallet 10 to again stop the cash-receptacle in a position like that it originally occupied, but one pocket in advance. The attendant then strikes the proper purchase-keys, and as a result certain of the selector-bars-for example, the bar 16 in the drawingsare thrown rearwardly and ,enga-ging with the selectorlevers 23,press the pawls or hinged blocks 28 on same between thebail or frame-bar 29 and the escapement 10. It will be understood that at this time the pallet 10" is depressed, but that there is room between it and the frame-bar 29 to enable the block 28 to enter between them. The operator then turns the handle 31 forward,lifting the framebar 29 and through such blocks 28 as have been thrown rearward raises also the pallets 10 and depresses the pallets 10 of the escapements for certain of the cash-receptacles, whereupon such receptacles are turned back by their springs 8, and as the handle 31 is returned to normal position the escapementlever 10 falling back, owing to depression of frame-bar 29 and to withdrawal of the blocks 28 from between the escapement-lever and the frame-bar 29, so that the receptacle 3 completes its back step and comes again to the relative position of Fig. 1, discharging the cash contained in the last pocket filled.

If more than one deposit be made in any cash receptacle before there is a delivery therefrom, such receptacle may slip on the spring 8, owing to the frictional connection thereof; but the tension of the spring will always be maintained sufticient to turn the wheel back for at least the space of one pocket.

Having thus fully described my invention, the following is what I claim as new therein and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. In a mechanical cashier the combination with a casing having an opening, of a rotary cash-receptacle adapted to receive and deliver cash through said opening, and adapted to discharge cash within the casing, said cashreceptacle being exposed at said opening so as to be engaged and operated by the operators hand.

2. In a mechanical cashier, the combination with a casing having a charging and delivery opening and an internal discharge-opening, of a cash-receptacle adapted to be rotated ithin said casing, indefinitely in one direction, and having pockets brought in such rotation, in cooperative relation with said charging and delivery opening and with said internal discharge-opening, said cash-receptacle being adapted to be operated directly by the operators hand, through said charging and delivery opening.

3. In a mechanical cashier, a plurality of independently-movable denominational receptacles mounted on a common shaft and each adapted to be directly engaged and moved by the operators hand to render inaccessible the cash deposited in the receptacle, means tending to return each receptacle to deliver cash, a detent for preventing return movement of the receptacle and means for releasing such detent.

4. In a mechanical cashier, a casin g having a charging and delivery opening, a rotary receptacle adapted to be engaged by the operators hand through said opening to render inaccessible the cash deposited in the receptacle, means tending to returnthe receptacle, an escapement controlling such return in a step-by-step manner, and means for controlling such escapement.

5. In a mechanical cashier, the combination with a casing having a charging and delivery opening, of a movable cash-receptacle adapted to be charged through said opening and to deliver cash through said opening and means tending to move the receptacle to deliver cash, of an escapement controlling the delivery movement of said receptacle in a step-by-step manner and controlling means for said escapement.

6. In a mechanical cashier, the combination with a rotary cash-receptacle rotatable indefinitely in one direction and a spring for turning same to deliver cash, of a connection between said spring and the cash-receptacle adapted to allow slip of one part relatively to the other, an escapement mechanism controlling the delivery movement of said receptacle in a step-by-step manner, and means for controlling said escapement mechanism.

7. In a mechanical cashier, the combination with a rotary cash-receptacle, and a device tending to turn same to deliver cash but connected thereto by a frictional connection, of a detent means for said cash-receptacle.

8. In a mechanical cashier, the combination with a rotary cash-receptacle and a spring tending to turn same to deliver cash but connected thereto by a frictional connection, of a detent means for said cash-receptacle consisting of an escapement mechanism and controlling means therefor.

9. In a mechanical cashier, the combination with the casing having a charging and delivery opening and an internal discharge-opening, of a rotary cash-receptacle adapted to rotate Within the casing and located with its face exposed at the charging-opening and adapted to be directly engaged and operated by the operators hand through said opening, and escapement means controlling the movement of the receptacle in one direction, the receptacle being freely rotatable indefinitely in the other direction.

10. In a mechanical cashier, the combina tion with the casing having an opening, of a rotary cash-receptacle exposed at the Isaid opening and adapted-to be turned in one direction by direct engagement of the operators hand, and an escapement-controlling, step-by-step, movement in the other direction on operation of the escapement by means other than the cash-receptacle and locking the receptacle against such movement in the other direction except upon such operation of the escapement, and operating means for so operating the escapement.

11. The combination with the rotary cashreceptacle and cash-d elivery-operating means for causing delivery of cash from said receptacle, of selector means governing the operation of such operating means and means operated by the cash-receptacle in its receiving movement to control the selector means, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

12. The combination with the rotary cashreceptacle, adapted to be moved in one direction by the operators hand to render the deposited cash inaccessible, and means for returning the receptacle to deliver the cash, of a selector means governing the operation of the returning means and means operated by the cash-receptacle to control the selector means, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

13. The combination with the rotary cashreceptacle, adapted to be moved in one direction by the operators hand, and a spring for moving it in the reverse direction, of an escapement engaging with the cash-receptacle to control its movement in said reverse direction step by step and means for controlling said escapement, consisting of an operating device and means adapted to be interposed between such operating device and escapement.

14. In a mechanical cashier, the combination with the casing having a charging and delivery opening and an internal dischargeopening, of a cash-receptacle moving in proximity to said openings and adapted to present the money to said openings in such position that it will fall from said receptacle and be delivered through said openings by gravity.

CHARLES F. BASSETT.

Witnesses:

ARTHUR P. KNIGHT, HARRY E. KNIGHT. 

